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Sustainable Energy Utility seeks staff and small operating budget as grants wind down
Summary
SEU director said the utility has been grant‑funded to date (ICLEI LIFT $250k; $5M state; $10.8M DOE geothermal) but most grants end in FY27; SEU will collect modest pilot revenue and seeks two FTEs and startup operating funds to scale installations.
The city's Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is moving from startup grants toward pilot earned revenue and will need operating capacity to scale, the department told council.
Sharsana Lewinsky (introduced by the CFO) said the SEU has relied on three primary grants to date: roughly $250,000 from ICLEI LIFT for startup work, $5,000,000 from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic…
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